Centre for British Politics

The CBP researches British government, parties, ideas and state institutions. Est. 2007.

[Lord Norton of Louth @LordNortonLouth]

The @UniOfHull @PoliticsatHull Centre for Legislative Studies is delighted to host a seminar on campus on 16 April, 3-5pm (or online) for 'The Idea of the Good Society: Essays in Honour of Raymond Plant'.
Contact me if you would like to attend.

[Dr Daniel Pitt @DanJTPitt]

📘The Conservative Party and the Constitution

📗Intellectual Conservatism: From Burke to Scruton

📔Post-Liberal Turn and the Future of Conservatism

📘Conservative Critique of Liberal Obligations

[Peter Just @exPremiers]

😊 Great to see this further write-up by @JohnRentoul of the House of Lords launch of the @LordNortonLouth & Matt Beech (@CBPhull) edited @ElgarPublishing 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher'.

[Dr Daniel Pitt @DanJTPitt]

With @LordNortonLouth at the book launch of the Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher in which I contributed a chapter on the creation of Thatcher's manifestos.

[Peter Just @exPremiers]

📘 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher' contributors including @ZMistryResearch @ZeenaMistry_ @DanJTPitt @Adrian_Hilton @HorcherF.

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[DR SIMON LEE @ENGLISHFUTURES]

Yesterday evening The Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher was launched at Westminster at an event hosted by the volume's editors, @LordNortonLouth
and Dr Mart Beech. Another excellent publication from @CBPhull,
@PoliticsatHull and
@UniOfHull.
https://t.co/gq0nsKls0L

[Ferenc Hörcher @HorcherF]

Great to meet the other contributors, including @ZMistryResearch
@ZeenaMistry_
@DanJTPitt
@Adrian_Hilton @exPremiers

[Peter Just @exPremiers]

📘 The Elgar Companion's arrived!

🙏🏻 Thanks Matt Beech (@CBPhull) for this brilliant summary of my chapter.

✍️🏻'[Just] argues that Thatcher's emeritus years were a signal political performance of influence and captivation that eclipses all other modern British prime ministers.'

[Zeena @ZeenaMistry_]

Another publication 🥳

(Crazy thingssss)

[Alex @alextantbrown]

Delighted to have my chapter on Margaret Thatcher’s national security legacy published.

A huge thank you to @LordNortonLouth , @CBPhull and @ZeenaMistry_ for allowing me to be a part of the project!

[Lord Norton of Louth @LordNortonLouth]

Published today by Edward Elgar: 'The Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher', analysing the life, work and legacy of the longest continuously serving Prime Minister in modern British history

[Politics at Hull @PoliticsatHull]

We’re really pleased to have Dr Pitt back this year, and our students absolutely love him!

[DR SIMON LEE @ENGLISHFUTURES]

It is a great honour to have been invited to deliver this,my final lecture at @PoliticsatHull @UniOfHull, by my colleagues @LordNortonLouth and Dr Matt Beech, and to become a Senior Fellow of @CBPhull. The time is long overdue to rethink the politics/politicaleconomy of #England.

[Dr Daniel Pitt @DanJTPitt]

I would rather lose with Kirk and Scruton than win with Lenin. #Kirktober

[Centre for British Politics @CBPhull]

Our Annual Norton Lecture is Thursday 23rd October from 6pm in WIL-LT29. Dr Simon Lee @ENGLISHFUTURES will speak on 'The State of England'. All Welcome. @LordNortonLouth @DanJTPitt @HullUniPolSoc

[Lord Norton of Louth @LordNortonLouth]

Being published on 28 November. ‘A pungent and dynamic set of essays helping to explain the phenomenon that is Thatcher through the lens of history.’ -- Sir Anthony Seldon
https://t.co/ZbZIf9hUks

[Dr Daniel Pitt @DanJTPitt]

Intellectual Conservatism: From Burke to Scruton is available via @Waterstones, @amazon, @routledgebooks and other outlets. Please also suggest the books to libraries, especially university libraries.
https://t.co/hpdmD0Lh9f

[Dr Daniel Pitt @DanJTPitt]

New Conservatism by Ball
Noel Skelton by @VitaliJames
LSE Right by @ojelrodriguez
Culture War by Beech (@CBPhull)
Free Speech by @ZeenaMistry_
Conservatism and Grace by Morello
Wisdom and the Conservative instinct by @imogenasinclair
What should govern us by @Phillip_Blond

[Dr Daniel Pitt @DanJTPitt]

Introduction by @HorcherF
Conservative Constitutional Goods by me
Oakeshott, Cowling and Scruton by Ferenc
Evelyn Waugh by @ToryThomist
Oakeshott by @CRJFear
Conservatism and Conservative Party Success by @LordNortonLouth